History or Whatever

We're back after Christmas break with the conclusion to the story of Catherine the Great. How did she get so great? Was she actually great? Why are so many people “the Great”? I don't know. Listen to find out if we answer any of those questions! *Note: We did almost the entire episode and realized we weren't recording...soooooo yeah, hahahaha. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-catherine-great-180974863/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great/Legacy

It's our First two parter!! Listen in as Kimberly introduces us to Catherine the Great and the early days of the Romanov Dynasty. This little ditty is wild ride so settle in for a good one!

Join us on a journey all the way back to the year 2000 as we discuss the infamous Y2K bug! Was the end near or was it just a bunch of bologna? Who knows?!?!

We're back again!! We're moving our podcast date from Tuesday to Friday!! Our first Friday Episode is about the “Lost” Colony of Roanoke! Was it really a mystery or was everyone just being dramatic? Did they just disappear or did they leave a note? We'll discuss those questions and also veer wildly off topic in this weeks episode! Enjoy!

We're back!!! It's a spooky one so hang on to your butts!! In today's episode we talk about Ed and Lorraine Warren and a few of their cases.

Ahoy, beaches! Join us this week while Shannon dives into the salty history of The RMS Queen Mary! Once again we have to apologize for our audio issues. We're not sure why but our audio is not syncing to some reason, but you can still get the story of the Queen Mary with a few spots of it seeming like we talk over each other! Thanks for listening!!

This week Madison joins us to share a few of the many botched attempts at Fidel Castro's life. It's a little longer than the usual mini, but it's worth it!

This week Kimberly tells us about the History of cats, ever heard of them? Stay tuned until the end to listen to us try to get our cats to meow! Ha!

It's finally October and it's time for all things “Halloweenie”!! In this weeks mini we talk about Mary Shelley's spooooky keepsake!

This weeks main episode is about Hatshepsut, a woman who declared herself pharaoh and then was forgotten for centuries. Was she just lost in the shuffle or was she erased from history on purpose?

On this weeks mini Kimberly gives us a bit of information on illuminated texts! Note: The Cantigas I mention toward the end of the episode are called Cantigas de Santa María. They are poems/song with accompanying illuminated texts. P.S. We know our audio isn't great at the moment but we're working on it!! Hopefully we won't sound like we're under water forever!

We take a turn for the serious today as Kimberly tells us the story of The Upstairs Lounge and a tragic fire that took 32 lives. —————————————————————————Sources: Camina, R. L. (Director). (June 24, 2015). Upstairs Inferno [Video file]. Camina Entertainment Inc. Retrieved September 19, 2020, from Amazon Prime.

It's our FIRST Mini History! Join us as Shannon explores the question Was Napoleon Short?

This week Shannon talks about the History of the Eastern State Penitentiary. It's considered one of the most haunted buildings in America! Note: There is some cursing in this podcast as well as info about torture that took place within the prison. It's not a lot but I just thought we should put out a warning. Especially because I'm not sure how to make sure an episode has an explicit label!—————————————————————————Sources: https://www.easternstate.org/research/history-eastern-state/biographies https://www.easternstate.org/notable-inmates

Welcome to our very first episode of History or Whatever! First up is Henry VIII's wives and all of the bull poop they had to endure as his Queens.